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If you have trouble reading this e-mail, please [click here]( Thursday, July 14, 2022 [Brittny]( [News]( [Sport]( [Business]( [Entertainment]( [Lifestyle]( [All Woman]( [Editorial]( [Cartoons]( NEWS [Image] ['BRAKING' DOWN]( MANAGING director of Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) Paul Abrahams says the State-run bus company is feeling the pinch of high gas prices and will run into problems by September when its fuel budget is expected to run out. Abrahams told the... [read more]( [Image] [Taxi journey turns deadly for driver, male passenger]( FAMILY members and close friends of 63-year-old taxi operator Lloyd Clarke were left mourning on Wednesday morning after gunmen sprayed the vehicle with bullets on Hilary Avenue, St Andrew. The early morning attack left Clarke and a passenger, i... [read more]( [Image] [NEPA defends no EIA decision for Dreams Resort]( MONTEGO BAY, St James — The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) on Wednesday defended its decision to not instruct developers to conduct an environmental impact assessment (EIA) before ground is broken for construction of the proposed... [read more]( SPORT [Image] [Parisian dreams]( MONTERREY, Mexico — A quietly confident Jamaican team will be looking to unseat one of women's football world powerhouse teams to secure one of two spots at the 2024 Olympic Games. To get there Jamaica will have to beat the current Olympic cham... [read more]( BUSINESS [Image] [Poverty plunges in Kingston]( POVERTY in the Greater Kingston Metropolitan Area (GKMA), which covers Kingston, Portmore and Spanish Town, has seen a significant fall-off in one year, according to data in the Economic and Social Survey of Jamaica (ESSJ) 2021. The ESSJ 2021, w... [read more]( LIFESTYLE [Image] [Thursday, July 14, 2022]( ... [read more]( [Image] [It's Hot Plates for Hamilton's Smokehouse and The Best Dressed Chicken Summer Bites]( Challenge accepted! That was the resounding response when Hamilton's Smokehouse and The Best Dressed Chicken invited 17 restaurants to create exclusive menu features for the 2022 edition of the Summer Bites dining event. From wake-me-up sandwic... [read more]( [Image] [Flight Attendant Serves First-Class Jamaican Cuisine in Dubai]( Chef-turned-flight attendant Ian Baker never dreamed that the turbulence of a virus would force him to stop flying or that he'd start a catering company during the novel coronavirus pandemic. But, in 2020, that is precisely what happened. When th... [read more]( ENTERTAINMENT [Image] [Country goes reggae]( Music icon Dolly Parton is among a cadre of artistes who are being featured on a soon-to-be released album of country music set to a reggae beat. The project, Country Goes Reggae, is being produced by Christian and Frank Berman (The Berman Broth... [read more]( ALL WOMAN [Image] [Choosing a kindergarten that meets the standards]( WHAT do you look for when choosing a kindergarten, infant school, or early childhood institution (ECI) for your child? Is it just proximity to your home or workplace, word of mouth from people who have used them, what you've observed from other s... [read more]( COLUMNS [Image] [Is Jamaica importing enough labour?]( In recent months, stakeholders in the private sector have suggested that Jamaica will need to increase the importation of labour as firms continue to find it difficult to acquire the skills they need. According to a recent World Bank Group diagn... [read more]( TODAY'S CARTOON [Image]( Sponsored ad This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Jamaica Observer Limited · 40 - 42 1/2 Beechwood Avenue · Kingston Kgn 05 · Jamaica